To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Lauren Underwood
Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 26, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
21 Cosponsors (21 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Under Questioning By Underwood, Top DHS Official Confirms the Departments Need For An Electronic Health Record System, Says Implementation is in Process”
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Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL14]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 14, 2020
“Roe Opposes EHR System for Illegal Immigrants”
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Rep. David “Phil” Roe [R-TN1, 2009-2020]
on Sep 26, 2019
“Bill Flores Discusses This Week in Washington”
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Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX17, 2011-2020]
on Sep 27, 2019
History
H.R. 3525 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3525. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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